The ASPI declined marginally mainly due to price dips in market heavy weights such as John Keells Holdings, Ceylon Tobacco Company, Sri Lanka Telecom, Bukit Darah and Aitken Spence. The day’s total turnover was recorded sharply below the average twelve month daily turnover to which Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka made the highest contribution. There were no crossings recorded for the day. The bourse saw net foreign buying for the day.The All Share Price Index lost 5.4 points to close at 6,382.4 (-0.1%), while the S&P SL20 Index lost 5.0 points to close at 3,401.8 (-0.2%).Total turnover for the day stood at LKR 364.0mn (USD 2,494.8k) vs. 12-months average daily turnover of LKR 945.4mn (USD 6,479.5k), whilst the volume traded for the day was 48,532k against the 12-month average daily volume of 36,954k.Top contributory counters towards the day’s turnover were Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka LKR36.0mn (USD 246.9k, +2.5%), People’s Leasing & Finance LKR 32.7mn (USD 224.0k, +0.6%), Nation Lanka Finance LKR 29.7mn (USD 203.8k, +5.6%), Hayleys Fabric LKR 23.4mn (USD 160.4k, +0.6%),Chevron Lubricants Lanka LKR 19.2mn (USD 131.7k, +0.4%). Foreign purchases amounted to LKR 90.6mn (USD 620.6k), whilst foreign sales amounted to LKR 75.7mn (USD 518.8k). This resulted in a net foreign inflow of LKR 14.9mn being recorded at the end of the day’s trading.
Sri Lanka’s six-month Treasury Bills fell six basis points to 9.69% while that one one-year Bills fell one basis point to 10.48%. The central bank’s public debt department did not accept bids for three-month bills. Rs48.3 billion worth of bids and accepted bids worth Rs20 billion.
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